1947 Polish Football Championship

Polish Football Championship
Season1947
Dates30 March 1947 –
30 November 1947
ChampionsWarta Poznań
(2nd title)
Matches played6
Goals scored24 (4 per match)
Top goalscorerMieczysław Gracz
(4 goals)[1]
Biggest home winWarta 4–1 AKS
(2 November 1947)[2]
Wisła 3–0 AKS
(16 November 1947)[3]
Warta 5–2 Wisła
(30 November 1947)[4]
Biggest away winAKS 1–4 Wisła
(9 November 1947)[5]
Highest scoringWarta 5–2 Wisła
(30 November 1947)[4]
Highest attendance25,000[6]
← 1946
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The 1947 Polish Football Championship was the 21st edition of the Polish Football Championship and 19th completed season ended with the selection of a winner. It was the last edition of the Polish championship played in a non-league formula, since 1948 the champion of the country was chosen in the league. The champions were Warta Poznań, who won their 2nd Polish title.

Competition modus

The championship was decided in a series of tournaments. The tournaments started on 30 March 1947 and concluded on 30 November 1947 (spring-autumn system). 28 teams was divided into 3 groups. In each of groups the season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 28 teams participated. Each team played a total of matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. The winners of each group played a Final Group tournament for the title.

Final tournament tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wisła Kraków 16 14 1 1 101 9 +92 29 Qualification to final group
2 Polonia Warsaw 16 10 4 2 70 26 +44 24
3 Polonia Bytom 16 10 2 4 57 35 +22 22
4 KKS Poznań 16 10 1 5 91 28 +63 21
5 Polonia Świdnica 16 7 1 8 32 39 −7 15
6 Szombierki Bytom 16 7 1 8 31 46 −15 15
7 Skra Częstochowa 16 6 0 10 36 63 −27 12
8 Ognisko Siedlce 16 3 0 13 30 107 −77 6
9 Motor Białystok 16 0 0 16 14 109 −95 0
Source: rsssf.com

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AKS Chorzów 18 14 2 2 61 21 +40 30 Qualification to final group
2 KS Cracovia 18 12 5 1 75 18 +57 29
3 Rymer Niedobczyce 18 10 2 6 58 40 +18 22
4 RKU Sosnowiec 18 9 4 5 39 33 +6 22
5 Radomiak Radom 18 7 4 7 48 34 +14 18
6 Pomorzanin Toruń 18 7 4 7 41 42 −1 18
7 Gedania Gdańsk 18 7 3 8 47 44 +3 17
8 Orzeł Gorlice 18 5 2 11 35 52 −17 12
9 ZZK Łódź 18 4 1 13 31 73 −42 9
10 Grochów Warszawa 18 1 1 16 21 99 −78 3
Source: rsssf.com

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Warta Poznań 16 14 0 2 68 18 +50 28 Qualification to final group
2 Garbarnia Kraków 16 13 0 3 60 19 +41 26
3 ŁKS Łódź 16 12 1 3 78 24 +54 25
4 Tęcza Kielce 16 8 1 7 34 36 −2 17
5 Lublinianka Lublin 16 7 3 6 39 43 −4 17
6 Czuwaj Przemyśl 16 5 2 9 24 33 −9 12
7 WMKS Katowice 16 5 1 10 25 49 −24 11
8 KKS Olsztyn 16 2 3 11 19 61 −42 7
9 PKS Szczecin 16 0 1 15 13 77 −64 1
Source: rsssf.com

Final Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Warta Poznań (C) 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 8
2 Wisła Kraków 4 2 0 2 9 8 +1 4
3 AKS Chorzów 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Mieczysław Gracz Wisła Kraków 4
2 Poland Henryk Czapczyk Warta Poznań 3
Poland Bolesław Gendera Warta Poznań
Poland Marian Skrzypniak Warta Poznań
Poland Bolesław Smólski Warta Poznań

References

  1. ^ "Królowie Strzelców". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Match report". wikiliga.pl (in Polish). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 12 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Match report". historiawisly.pl (in Polish). 6 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Klubowa historia polskiej piłki nożnej do 1970 roku/Suplement–Tabele" (PDF). goxo.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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